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Table 1 Background characteristics of the women

From: Does the organizational model of the maternity health clinic have an influence on women’s and their partners’ experiences? A service evaluation survey in Southwest Finland

 

Study group †

Non-study group ††

P*

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Woman (n)

995

5286

 

Age, mean, years (SD)

30.8(4.503)

30.0(5.199)

<0.001

 

min 17.1-max 44.0

min 14.9-max 49.5

 

Civil status

   

 Married

600(60.3)

2848(53.9)

0.001

 Unmarried

389(39.1)

2387(45.2)

 

 Other

6(0.6)

51(1.0)

 

Occupation

   

 Professional occupation

165(16.6)

536(10.1)

<0.001

 Service occupation

85(8.5)

390(7.4)

 

 Worker

32(3.2)

170(3.2)

 

 Other/unknown

713(71.7)

4190(79.3)

 

Number of deliveries

   

 0

541(54.4)

2324(44.0)

<0.001

 1

306(30.8)

1877(35.5)

 

 2 or more

148(14.9)

1085(20.5)

 

Abortions

   

 Yes

124(12.5)

781(14.8)

0.059

 No

869(85.2)

4501(85.2)

 

Gestational age (days) mean (SD)

278.0(12.966)

278.0(13.526)

0.949

Delivery

   

 Vaginal

769(77.3)

4085(77.3)

0.416

 Breech birth

14(1.4)

48(0.9)

 

 Vacuum or forceps  extraction

78(7.84)

458(8.7)

 

 Section

134(13.5)

695(13.2)

 

Baby’s birth weight (g) mean (SD)

3486.8(550.9)

3513.1(567.8)

0.179

 

min 420-max 5350

min 230-max 6040

 
  1. Information gathered from the Finnish Medical Birth Register.
  2. †) Women who participated in the STEPS-study and had their first visit at a maternity health clinic in the area of Turku University Hospital 1.1.2008–31.5.2009.
  3. ††) Women who had their first visit at a maternity health clinic in the area of Turku University Hospital 1.1.2008–31.5.2009, but who were not included in the study group.
  4. *) Used statistical test: Pearson’s Chi-Square and T-test for independent samples.